Comparison

JennAir vs Jourful

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

JennAir

Control and manage your connected JennAir appliances from anywhere. Access recipes, set timers, receive real-time notifications, and connect with customer support for a seamless smart home experience.

Highlights
  • Intuitive Home Feed
  • Culinary Center with recipes
  • Assisted Cooking guidance
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Remote Control via WiFi
  • On-Demand Expert Support
Features
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Manage your home in a digital ecosystem that defies limitations, harnessing the power of connected appliances, all from the JennAir® app. Intuitive Home Feed Curated JennAir content and access to control your appliance Culinary Center Tailored precisely to your preferences with step-by-step recipes, my creations, kitchen timers and more Assisted Cooking Follow step-by-step instructions and send settings to your appliance for great results Real-Time Notifications Receive alerts to your mobile device for cooking cycles, timers, recipes, and more Remote Control Connect to WiFi for real-time status updates and control your appliance from anywhere On-Demand Experts Connect with the JennAir Customer Care by phone to tap into the brilliant minds of experts who know JennAir® appliances inside and out. Appliance Settings Easily navigate to your connected appliance for true control **Appliance must be set to remote enable for remote control capabilities. Features subject to change. Compatible, connected appliance required. Details and privacy info at www.jennair.com/connectivity.html. CA residents - Do Not Sell My Info: jennair.com/do-not-sell-my-personal-information.html

About

Jourful

A privacy-focused social journaling platform that digitizes the experience of creating and sharing personal journeys. Capture life's moments with images and text, share them privately with friends and family, and revisit cherished memories.

Highlights
  • Create digital journals with images
  • Update journals in real-time
  • Share journals privately with friends and family
  • Search, bookmark, and react to journal entries
  • Privacy-focused with no ads or tracking
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Journey, Joyful, and Journal inspire the name Jourful, a privacy-focused social journaling platform. Physical Journals are a popular but inconvenient way to share life's many journeys. Jourful digitizes this experience. Jourful captures the joy of making and sharing Journals with the ease and reach of the internet. At Jourful, our app is our product and you are our customer. Jourful is built with privacy and health at its core: - No ads, no tracking, no AI training - Your data is private unless you choose to share with friends & family - Spend more time in life and less time in an app * Tell Tell your journeys by creating digital Journals with images. You can update your Journals and even add or remove pages as your stories unfold to share in real time. * Share Share your Journals with close friends and family. Unless you share, your Journals remain privately available only to you. * Enjoy & Revisit Enjoy new experiences from Journals shared with you by friends and family, or revisit experiences in your own Journals. Search, bookmark, and use emoji to share your thoughts with the Journal.

Screenshots

JennAir4 screens
Jourful4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Jourful at 100% against JennAir's 11%. Jourful also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2). JennAir's advantage is ratings volume (2.3K vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Jourful holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JennAir has 2.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of JennAir's written reviews are positive against 100% of Jourful's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JennAir ships an update every 2 months, Jourful every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
JennAir versus Jourful: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJennAirJourful
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (2.3K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.3K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.116.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size176 MB3 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperWhirlpool CorporationJourful, Inc.

Customer experience

JennAir

All ratings2,324 ratings
Positive78.1%
Neutral4.3%
Negative17.7%
Written reviews209 reviews
Positive11.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative82.3%

Jourful

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

JennAir

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Oven light turning on unexpectedly
  • Meat probe temperature not updating correctly
  • Oven temperature not syncing with app
  • Inability to add appliances to the app
  • Constant need to re-enable remote start

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved recipe and cooking guidance
  • Ability to set timers and temperatures directly on appliance
  • Better integration with smart home platforms
  • More reliable remote control functionality

Jourful

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

JennAir

No in-app purchases

None

Jourful

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JennAir free?
JennAir is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Jourful free?
Jourful is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, JennAir or Jourful?
Jourful is rated higher. JennAir averages 4.2 out of 5 from 2.3K ratings, while Jourful averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do JennAir or Jourful have ads?
Neither JennAir nor Jourful shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JennAir or Jourful?
JennAir ships an update every 2 months, and Jourful every 6 weeks. Most recently, JennAir was updated on November 7, 2026 and Jourful on November 3, 2026.

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